by Ashlee | Mar 8, 2021 | Body Language, Uncategorized
As we continue our foray into learning 7 important dog body language signals, I first want to remind you to take into account the whole picture and the whole dog. Single signals are a great way to realize your dog may be feeling a certain way, but without looking at...
by Ashlee | Mar 1, 2021 | Body Language, Uncategorized
Are you listening to your dog? Whenever we have a conversation, it’s give and take. While one person is talking, the other is listening. Then, it’s time for one person to respond and the other to listen. We take turns. We listen. And ideas, emotions,...
by Ashlee | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here in Minnesota, there are always at least 2 weeks of below zero temperatures and this year it seems like almost every part of the United States is getting hit with below average temperatures. For my two short-haired dogs, that means no walks and racing back inside...
by Ashlee | Jan 27, 2021 | Kids and Dogs, Uncategorized
With my husband and I expecting our first child in April, I have gone into full research mode for how to prepare our dogs, Adam and Bailey, for our little one’s arrival. My husband and I have had many conversations about boundaries, limits, and comfort levels of us...
by Ashlee | Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most positive dog trainers that you will meet will tell you that you have to “set your dog up for success”, but what does that actually mean? The definition of success is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose”. So, in dog training, one could assume that success is...
by Ashlee | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Here is an earth-shattering fact: in the winter months, Minnesota is cold, snowy, and icy. Didn’t know I was a dog trainer and a weather person, did you? Okay maybe that wasn’t such surprising news to you (as in, I know it wasn’t), but...
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